Acne and Dry skin?

I have always known and heard about the greatness of Argan Oil, but I have never really tried it for myself. Until now! I am so impressed by the Melvita Argan Oil that I had to blog about it instantly - like now, on my Blogger phone app.

Situation: I had a massive crazy breakout of those tiny bumps all over my face! To stop it in it tracks before it became something more i proceed to start on my acne care regime.

Attempt: I started mild. My standard pimple creams. And even loaded on "repair" serums and such. From here, i slowly increased the strength of the creams i use.

(Many pimple creams later, increasing in treatment strength)

Results: Nothing worked.

Solution: i decided to bring in the big boys! I picked this up from GossMakeupArtist (link), and since I first tried it out and it cleared my face, it has been my go-to remedy - but I try not to do it too often as it is quite invasive (i dub the treatment, the OXY mask)

Results: the next day, the bumps are gone (used OXY 5 only at breakout areas).

Side Effects: It left me with irritated, red, and super itchy dry skin (as expected).

Solution: Spam the moisturizer! I tried all my creams and serums, nothing worked. I had flaky itchy painful skin for about a week.

Epiphany: Something hit me to try oils (no idea why I didn't think of it sooner!) And I took my Melvita Argan Oil out of the drawer and slap on 2 pumps on my face and neck.

Results: i woke up the next day with the dry patches, flakiness, and the itchiness gone! While my skin is still slightly on the dry side..it has almost 90% recovered from my OXY mask treatment overnight. Needless to say I was impressed!

Conclusion: the OXY mask treatment works! (but it may be too harsh for some skin types). And Argan Oil rock socks!

Ok good night.

12AM thoughts

I realized I have not blog as per my schedule. Just been too bogged down with work, and when I am home, I just want to lounge and/or sleep. Even with the holiday season coming about, the work has not lessen. If fact, it's crazier than ever!

I have a few ideas in mind for blog posts. That will hopefully go up soon. I may start a series,  something that I can easily write and post weekly about. Perhaps.

On another note, this year (as with the last 2 years) I attended the Big Bad Wolf book sale with the bestie. Doing better than previous years - and by that I mean I was really good with my spending, and managed to limit myself, I picked up about 37 books.

Thoughts of this year's BBW: many of the titles are books I saw in previous year's BBW, as for the new titles, there were not many. However, it was great that I manage to pick up complete trilogies or find books to complete my trilogies/sets. But with that said, apart from a couple of books and trilogies, there was nothing newly interesting.

Well, I wouldn't say it's all bad as I was still able to manage a decent haul this year. My dreams of owning a floor to ceiling bookcase full of books is coming closer.

Okay. I am going to sign off now. Time for some TV time before bed (then work the next day! Boring.) Ta...

My history in beauty

Since my aim is to turn my blog into a beauty blog, i figured, i should say this now rather than later.

You can read about my makeup story here.

Obviously i have a certain love for makeup, thus when it came time to think about what i want to do with my life (after graduation), what i want to be, where to start my career, i naturally chose the beauty industry.

My first job after I graduated, I became a Marketing Executive for Bobbi Brown and La Mer. To also mentioned, Bobbi Brown and La Mer is under the parent company, Estee Lauder Companies. I joined early 2013 and left August 2014. Now, i am not attached to any Beauty brands.

Having worked for Bobbi Brown before, i have accumulated a fair number makeup from them, and some from other sister brands. I have learn Bobbi Brown’s style when it comes to makeup, and its habits. This is the same as skincare tips and habits i learned from working with La Mer.

Thus most of my tips and how i apply my makeup rings with a little bit of Bobbi Brown and La Mer’s philosophy. While i would say i am bias to the brands due to sentimental values, it does not affect my judgements. I use the products because it is good (and because i have them). Every brand has products that are good and bad.

Basically, what i am trying to say is that, yes i have worked (past tense) with Bobbi Brown and La Mer previously. So yes, i have alot of products from those brands and a fair few from sister brands. But no, it will not affect my judgement and what i write about. And no, i am not being paid.

So, with that, i shall end my little disclaimer.

Thank you.

in progress

As i have promised in previous post that i will try to be consistent with my posts, here is a quick update. I am currently working on a post, that would be for beauty & makeup junkies alike. Which would take some time on my end, as i wish to adorn it with pictures and all that jazz, and well, to actually type it all out. So do bear with me. I swear i am not being lazy.

To leave you with something, i took a look back to my old post (way back in Nov 2011), and came across my post about my Bad Beauty Habits and my need to break them. So here is a quick progress: (progress in BOLD PURPLE) and i guess i would grade my progress 1 (being bad – no change) to 5 (mission accomplished)

Bad Beauty Habits

1. Pinching/picking/touching my pimples, black heads, white heads... less, but no, i did not kick this habit [2]
2. generally just touching my face! again, less, but still [2]
3. frowning ALOT! i think all my answers might turn out the same, less, but i still do have this habit. [2]
4. not being consistent with my daily skincare routine well, currently i am still working out a routine that is right for me, so i can’t answer this yet. [2]
5. sleeping with makeup on (tho im MUCH improve on this, its still happening) OH. apart from too-drunk-to-remember nights, i am good with this! so i would say, mission accomplished for this. [4.5]
6. need to wash my makeup brushes more often i would say i score fair for this, could be better, but i pass! [3.5]

things i tell myself i SHOULD do, but i don’t:

1. drink MORE water! i would say i score above average for this. [3.5]
2. eat more fruits and veg mehhh… [1]
3. moisturize more! again, fair. [3]

And to wish you good night, here is a random picture i took in Bangkok, Rod Fai

and it begins..

I have finally secured myself a laptop i can use to blog with ease (and by secure, i mean i took my dad’s old but new laptop as he has upgraded his to a desktop). You see, my past laptop died a sad death, and i have not replaced it since. How you ask have i been keeping myself entertained in this internet-age world. Well, i have this really shit hand-me-down computer from my father (because he upgraded his), and i have just be dealing with that thing for movies/TV streaming purposes and light searches on the net. And yes, i do realize that i have mentioned my father/dad twice in this short paragraph. Well, now three times – what can i say, i am a daddy’s girl. Four times.

ANYWAYS, I would attribute my lack of update to not having a proper laptop to sit and blog with (and upload pictures), well that and my laziness that happens time and time and time again. *excuses excuses*

But with that being said, and as the title suggests, i do plan to blog more frequently and regularly now. My target: 1 post per week, or a minimum of 2 posts per month! Wish me luck. I feel i would need it.

Until i have good content for ya’, i shall leave you now.

Yes, I'm still alive

Sigh. I will never pass for a blogger.

How do people do it? Finding time to sit and write about things...not to mention the picture taking and editing (which I suck at)!

I know so far, my picture quality is not great. I take photos with my phone (Samsung Note 2) and the most "editing" I do is through Instagram.

Until I get that sorted, am afraid I don't think I will blog as much as I want too (ie: about beauty products and such). If I am going to do this, I want to do it right. And accessorize the content with pictures.

Until then, I am sorry to announce, this is going to be one hell of a wordy blog (or one with shit pictures).

And just to prove a point (about the post being wordy), here is a tag!

I found this tag online: here

40 MAKEUP QUESTIONS TAG

SKINCARE

1. How many times do you wash your face daily?
   Twice, morning and night. Sometimes, if my skin is feeling extra dry, i will skip washing my face in the morning (just splash some water).
2. What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo)
   This is abit of a hard question for me to answer. Here is a backstory:
   Originally, i have combo to very oily skin (and being in adolescence, i thought i had to keep washing my face - thus striping it of its natural moisture);
   As i hit about 18, my skin started to stabilized a little, but since i was consistently trying to get rid of the oils on my face, my skin as become SUPERBLY dehydrated (still oily and pimple prone) - but my skin flakes and peel, but remains oily and shiny;
   About a year ago, i had a major breakout! Not even exaggerating! It was horrible! I did not know the cause (did not change anything in my daily) and nothing seemed to work. So i went to a skin specialist. i was on daily medication for bout 6 months, now on alternate days. This medicine (Roaccutane 10mg) is pretty known in the pimple world. It has cleared up my skin ALOT, but it has also made it VERY dry. So right now, my skin is dry.
3. What is your current facial wash?
   I switch between Origin's Checks and Balance, and La Mer Cleansing Lotion
4. Do you exfoliate?
   I used too, but now with my dry skin, i do not. And if i do - i use a really mild one (meant for daily).
5. What brand do you use?
   To exfoliate or in general? if to exfoliate, it will be NuSkin (their gentle scrub), or if i want a more invasive scrub, i will mix my Bobbi Brown Buffing Grains with my cleanser.
6. What moisturizer do you use?
   Again, i switch out between Bobbi Brown Hydrating Face Cream and La Mer Moisturizing Lotion
7. Do you have freckles?
   No.
8. Do you use eye cream?
   Honestly, i know this is important, i tend to always forget this step! i need to work on that.
9. Do you or did you have acne prone skin?
   Yes. Especially when i first hit puberty.
10. Did you ever have to use Pro-activ?
    Nopes.

I am going to split this in to 2, Skincare and Makeup. Catch it in the next post. :)

xoxo - rawrrr

A change in direction

So, I have been thinking..

I might just turn this blog into a beauty blog rather than personal lifestyle. I mean for sure at times I will blog about personal things but for the most part..I am more interested in talking about beauty related topics.

And looking at my previous post, it has been very beauty-centric already. So why not?

Cheers.

hello 2014,

yes, i think my hiatus and the lack of blog post (for about a year and more) has killed what minute readership i have. As mentioned in previous blog post, in all honestly, writing takes time and effort - and whether you are a writer or not, one do suffer from the normal case of writer's block. but seriously, i have been too busy (with work and life) and just did not have the mood to blog. i apologize dear blog of mine.

now that that is out of the way, i should probably start with a warm hello to 2014. you can read my farewell bid to 2013 on my Dayre post here.

and HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!
since the year started and now even the Lunar New Year, i have been trying out new things and even doing things I say i wanted to pick up for ages - like COOKING.

but the major highlight for this year is my new haircut! i finally, and for the first time since i had a say in my haircut, went SHORT!

Hair done in Miko Galere by Miko.

this post is starting to be a very update-y post, which is NOT the direction i want to blog about.

Having the sudden urge to blog, I did not want to blog about an update about me and my life, I wanted a more fun blog post.

But if you do want updates, you can get them on my Instagram, Twitter, and Dayre.

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With that, I decided I want to share my finally COMPLETE MAC makeup eyeshadow palette.

Finally a full x15 palette. i feel so proud. it took me awhile to fill this up, as i wanted to only get colours I will wear and will use. and now i am a proud owner of a full palette.

I decided to buy the old palette because I could not justify paying RM120 for an empty palette.

Since completing my palette, I have added more to the collection. hold your panties! It's not much, only x3 single shadows and x1 Pro LongWear eyeshadow.

L-R: (ProLongWear) Mauveless; (eyeshadow) Shell Baby, Baby Breath (wn), Groundcover

Baby Breath is a colour i use more as a blush than an eyeshadow. in fact, i don't think i have once used it as an eyeshadow! on my skin, it gives my cheeks a nice pink flush. Hey, makeup has no rules, you CAN wear eyeshadow on your cheek!

As I work in the beauty industry, I do have access to makeup and thus some of these few mentions does not have the final names, but just the working names(wn). Don't get too excited, these are colours that have long been released.

Since we are on the topic of MAC eyeshadows, i decided to also throw in some of the other eyeshadows i own.

L-R: (Mineralize) Hold That Pose!, Faux Gold; Follow Your Fantasy

L-R: (MetalXCreamShadow) Red Hot Copper, Gold Carbon, Fusion Gold

A good mix of Mineralized, Cream, and loose Pigment eyeshadows. While I am at this, I am just going to throw in the Paint Pots I have.

L-R: (PaintPots) Coral Crepe, Vintage Selection; (Pigments) Vanilla

i have also ordered the Pigment in Naked (so that is on the way), and i am thinking of getting the Pigment in the colour Melon (such a gorgeous colour, got a mini sample of it and i love it!).

My favourite colours and my most used colours from this little collection are not at all the same (well, some are), but you get my drift...i hope.

The ones that are both favourites and most used are,

• Patina Eyeshadow is a gorgeous and very versatile colour! beautiful for all over the lid on its own, and a very versatile colour that easily pairs with other colours.
• Naked Lunch Eyeshadow is another colour that wears beautifully on its own and paired with others.
• Vanilla Pigment is a colour that looks boring in the little container, but GOSH! so so pretty! it has that shimmer sheen of gold when applied, and instantly brightens up your lid. prefect inner colour colour and to line your under eyes (to create that ever popular K-pop look). but also awesome for all over the lids just to add some colour-and-go.

moving on to favourites, this is a much longer list, and for this, i am going to skip description and such. Just look at the gorgeous colour! i need not say more! :)

• Sketch Eyeshadow
• Nocturnelle Eyeshadow
• Trax Eyeshadow
• Swiss Chocolate Eyeshadow
• Woodwinked Eyeshadow
• Mauveless Pro Long Wear Eyeshadow

you can see that i favour neutral colours that leans towards the purple, burgundy side. i am just a sucker for these colours, across all makeup category - eyeshadow, blush and lip colour.

what can i say, i am PurpleMonsterrrr for a reason! :)

i shall end this here.

PS: i am not paid nor asked to write this.

a good majority of the products mentioned are self-bought

or given to me as a gift from friends & family.

some are given to me at the place i work at.

of leaking ceilings

my current activity lately is reading! i've got my reading mojo on and have been reading a book after the other. but whilst reading just 5 minutes ago, i had the sudden urge to write! to put pen to paper (or in this case, type-blog) and the closest thing i have to a journal is a dairy where i keep track of dates. i have this sometimes, the mood to write-type..and that's why i have kept the blog going, eventho i hardly blog anything of worth or substantial! haha..this post is getting abit..well unlike my usual silliness. but i guess everyone has these moments, some more than others, and i'm having one right now.

i don't know why sometimes when i read..and it comes to a part of the story where it is at that in between stage, where nothing is really happening but that explanation is still somewhat vital, or it introduces the next scene..during those parts in the books, my mind wonders away. i just recently found that about myself. how odd! LOL.

well, my mind just then and right now was/is wondering, thinking, questioning, deciphering, imagining...of everything and nothing at all. odd, but hence my mood to write..but nothing at all to say.

well, the next post will very likely be of book reviews of the books i've been reading.

camera malfunction & OOTD#3

as the title suggest! well, not really the camera..but the SD card!

see, i have about 3 posts saved as draft cause i cant seem to upload my pictures into the comp! something's wrong with the SD card! :(

i have a post for 20.11.2011 and for the last day of year 2011 (which is about my charm bracelet!)

but i cant seem to load anything! BAH!

it will be up as soon as it can!

but anyways...

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

 mmmm, how about a little OOTD #3!

uber red scallop dress

with Chinese button belt

nude pumps!

& gold tip nails

gong xi gong xi!

<3

lightbulb

,

slowly, my blog is becoming more of a beauty & fashion blog than anything else.

hmmmm. interesting.

at 1.12am

so, i decided i want to restart my blog! to be more accurate, i felt like blogging BUT MY PREVIOUS BLOGGER ACCOUNT WAS HACKED! as in the email address was stolen from me and Google wont give it back! :(

i just hope that the blog dont die off..so i can still go back to re-read it, eventho as a visitor. sigh~

so anywho, im here with my new blogger and this would be my new space to rant! ShamWOOHOO!

but after spending an HOUR or so on the blog template! the mood to blog and upload pictures and what-nots left me! yeah that happens alot! bear with me! :)

oh! just FYI! ive transferred most of the sidebar info from my previous blog here! so its about the same as the previous!
but there are some updates! like for "My Wish Upon the Star" column is shorten :P as some of the listed items, ive got em' :D and some i decided i dont want anymore!ROR
in terms of my TV addiction for both columns, it was increased! cause im a TV whore that way! :)

but anyhow! i WELCOME ALL (i speak as tho i have lots of readers =_=) to

PURPLE MONSTERRRR!

rawrrr~

thatss me.

;P